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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is about as perfect of a smartphone as you can find. I honestly cannot think of a single thing it is missing, which is not something I can say about other recent flagships. The Note 9 has a 3.5mm headset jack, microSD expansion card, amazing dual camera, and much more. I carry it around as my only device and thanks to the big battery, I don’t even have to worry about trying to find a charger throughout the day.
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Areas for improvement
I don’t think you can find a single phone that is perfect in every way so here are a few areas for improvement.
OS updates: The Note 9 is still running Android 8 Oreo a few months after the release of Android 9 Pie. ZDNet’s Jason Cipriani has take the One UI Beta with Android Pie for a spin on a Galaxy S9 Plus and the beta is starting to open up for Note 9 users so we will see this update soon. However, it would still be preferred to see Samsung release these OS updates closer to Google’s release.Newer fast charging technology: While we have charging options such as fast wireless charging on the Note 9, Samsung is still using older Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology. I read that this was related to support on Samsung’s Exynos chips, but with Qualcoom Quick Charge 4.0 available on some of todays devices and OnePlus having its own super fast charging technology, this is one area where Samsung could improve.
I purchased my Galaxy Note 9 through the new Samsung Upgrade program so plan to keep the Note 9 for a full year and then move on up to the Note 10 in late 2019. Until then, I’ll be pleased to continue using the Note 9 as my primary daily driver.
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